ANN ARBOR — The hounds came out late last night, shredding Big Ten officials Courtney Green, Larry Scirotto and Gene Steratore limb from limb. The three partook in what seemed like a simple replay review, only to prolong the gathering into some kind of symposium.

A crowd of about 10,000 at Crisler Center grew restless. So, too, did the masses watching on TV, those shouting through their keyboards on social media. The teams, meanwhile, Michigan and No. 5 Purdue, prepared for the next play in a tie game with 6 seconds remaining.

When Green, Scirotto and Steratore were done meeting, though, the game was turned inside out. The ruling was made that Michigan’s Charles Matthews last touched a ball that had previously been ruled off of Purdue. The call was reversed, Purdue was awarded the ball.

The game would be decided soon after when Purdue’s Isaac Haas drew a foul on Michigan’s Moritz Wagner. The play was clear — Wagner hooked Haas’ waist — but...

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